Ashley Bickerton-Bali’s Least Known Famous Artist
When Ashley Bickerton left New York City for Bali in 1997 he was a major star on the international arts...
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From Russia with Love in Nusa Dua
A Russian restaurant on the island of Bali? You may think that’s odd considering the tropical climes of our island...
Do as You’re Told – An Artful Welcome to Bali
“It appears that each Balinese native, from the womb to the tomb is creative,” rhymed Noel Coward in his irreverent...
BALI–Before The Tourists Invaded
Traders-colonisers from the coast of Coromandel brought Hinduism to Java. The religion was adopted by the Majapahit kingdom in the...
Steve Charles
Meet Steve Charles. The disco-dancing Hash fanatic who’s three-quarters Welsh and a quarter Balinese. How long have you been living...
Design on Bali : Less is More
Keeping up with the latest contemporary trends, architectural design on Bali is of course all about minimalism. Or at least,...
Olaf Aistleitner
Meet Olaf Aistleitner. The Austrian Restauranteur with over 15 years of experience running restaurants in paradise. Where do you...
A Self-Help Model for Aid that Really Works: The East Bali Poverty Project (EBPP)
When writing about aid projects words like ‘uplifting’, ‘inspirational’ or ‘downright bloody fantastic’ rarely, if ever, enter the vocabulary of...
An Expat’ New Year’ Resolution
I told my Facebook friends that I was writing an article about New Year’s resolutions, and asked them for inspiration....
‘W’ stands for ‘Wow’
Wondrous. Other worldly. Wow, what a whale of a time. Welcome to W Hotel, Seminyak, Bali, a place where wishes...
I Hate Spas
Most people like massages and spa treatments, but I am not one of them. All those ‘SPA-aholics’, addicted ladies, always...